A Career as a Navy Physician

Out of many jobs being a Naval Physician is one of the most rewarding! This job allows extensively trained medics to help our soldiers and those less fortunate at home and abroad. I have chosen this topic because it is what interests me as a future career.

A physician is defined as a person qualified to practice medicine which I realize is a very broad definition, but it’s history is very rich. The practice of being a physician can be traced back to ancient civilizations. The first recorded physician was Hippocrates of Ancient Greek who lived two thousand and five hundred years ago, but some of his methods still affect modern practices. Later, other great civilizations followed suit in developing medical theories from diagnosis to treatments. Sadly the Middle Ages saw little to none new theories or interest in physician practices, but a renewed interest during the renaissance created many needed discoveries for vaccines, treatment, and diagnosis techniques. Human knowledge is ever increasing in todays modern world bringing major breakthroughs in areas that have plagued humans. ("Physicians.")

The education needed for this career changes as to what specialty one chooses, but for the Navy its more specific. The United States Navy requires its physicians to graduate from an eligible medical school accredited by the AMA or AOA, and completed one year of graduate level education. In the civilian world one must obtain an undergraduate degree in addition to a medical degree from an accredited college or university. However, these are only basic requirements, a student may further his education in the physicians field up to eleven-fifteen years, and many receive schooling every couple so often to stay up-to-date. In most...

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...ctors usually are able to keep this as a permanent income to support their family except on rare occasions, so the odds of losing your job are very slim. With an ever growing population, especially among the elderly, more and more doctors are needed to combat new diseases, injuries, etc keeping this job on high demand and a high job security. Plus with the Navy there is a need to help other nations when called upon, and a shift from hospitals to outpatient centers may mean physicians will soon be salaried as employees. ("Physicians.")

In summary, a Naval Physician takes care of anyone in need of their help, and cooperates with national and international relief efforts. They also get a high pay, great health benefits, and a job that is here to stay. All in all this career has a deep rooted and rich history that continues to make new breakthroughs every day.